2017
7,318 formed
5,947 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in East Sussex during 2021
0.8% more companies in East Sussex compared to 2020
Brighton and Hove 3,796 formed
Eastbourne 917 formed
Hastings 585 formed
Lewes 589 formed
Rother 684 formed
Wealden 1,089 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how East Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
6th
2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
11th
2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
19th
2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
31st
2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
9.6
12.2
95% Private Limited Companies (7,299 companies)
5% Other company types (376 companies)
Other company types breakdown (376 companies)
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Businesses formed in East Sussex during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in East Sussex during 2021
70,862
businesses registered in East Sussex at the end of 2021.
0.8% more companies in East Sussex compared to 2020
Kent
126,550 total businesses
16,625 formed in 2021
14,027 dissolved in 2021
West Sussex
57,619 total businesses
6,463 formed in 2021
5,538 dissolved in 2021
Surrey
106,792 total businesses
11,021 formed in 2021
10,487 dissolved in 2021
London
1,397,474 total businesses
269,246 formed in 2021
187,697 dissolved in 2021
East Sussex
70,862 total businesses
7,675 formed in 2021
7,160 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick and Adelaide |
17 |
||
Central Hove |
-1 |
||
East Brighton |
25 |
||
Goldsmid |
104 |
||
Hangleton and Knoll |
23 |
||
Hanover and Elm Grove |
-22 |
||
Hollingdean and Stanmer |
18 |
||
Hove Park |
58 |
||
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean |
-6 |
||
North Portslade |
-4 |
||
Patcham |
43 |
||
Preston Park |
-344 |
||
Queen's Park |
41 |
||
Regency |
-75 |
||
Rottingdean Coastal |
17 |
||
South Portslade |
-5 |
||
St. Peter's and North Laine |
-96 |
||
Westbourne |
19 |
||
Wish |
1 |
||
Withdean |
165 |
||
Woodingdean |
27 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Devonshire |
32 |
||
Hampden Park |
-6 |
||
Langney |
15 |
||
Meads |
16 |
||
Old Town |
1 |
||
Ratton |
32 |
||
Sovereign |
11 |
||
St Anthony's |
-10 |
||
Upperton |
102 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashdown |
0 |
||
Baird |
2 |
||
Braybrooke |
4 |
||
Brede Valley |
8 |
||
Castle |
12 |
||
Central St Leonards |
15 |
||
Conquest |
10 |
||
Gensing |
11 |
||
Hollington |
-7 |
||
Maze Hill |
19 |
||
Old Hastings |
7 |
||
Ore |
26 |
||
Silverhill |
10 |
||
St Helens |
-11 |
||
Tressell |
-7 |
||
West St Leonards |
2 |
||
Wishing Tree |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barcombe and Hamsey |
5 |
||
Chailey and Wivelsfield |
4 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
5 |
||
East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs |
-2 |
||
Hollingdean and Stanmer |
18 |
||
Kingston |
-1 |
||
Lewes Bridge |
-1 |
||
Lewes Castle |
4 |
||
Lewes Priory |
-10 |
||
Newhaven Denton and Meeching |
-1 |
||
Newhaven Valley |
17 |
||
Newick |
0 |
||
Ouse Valley and Ringmer |
8 |
||
Peacehaven East |
5 |
||
Peacehaven North |
1 |
||
Peacehaven West |
9 |
||
Plumpton Streat East Chiltington and St John (Without) |
4 |
||
Seaford Central |
3 |
||
Seaford East |
4 |
||
Seaford North |
14 |
||
Seaford South |
-2 |
||
Seaford West |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Battle Town |
-9 |
||
Brede Valley |
8 |
||
Central |
59 |
||
Collington |
1 |
||
Crowhurst |
-1 |
||
Darwell |
0 |
||
Eastern Rother |
10 |
||
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe |
2 |
||
Kewhurst |
1 |
||
Marsham |
-1 |
||
Old Town |
1 |
||
Rother Levels |
3 |
||
Rye |
15 |
||
Sackville |
2 |
||
Salehurst |
-12 |
||
Sidley |
10 |
||
St Helens |
-11 |
||
St Marks |
11 |
||
St Michaels |
12 |
||
St Stephens |
2 |
||
Ticehurst and Etchingham |
55 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfriston |
11 |
||
Buxted and Maresfield |
-9 |
||
Chiddingly and East Hoathly |
-3 |
||
Cross in Hand Five Ashes |
-2 |
||
Crowborough East |
1 |
||
Crowborough Jarvis Brook |
1 |
||
Crowborough North |
-3 |
||
Crowborough St. Johns |
-4 |
||
Crowborough West |
-13 |
||
Danehill Fletching Nutley |
-4 |
||
East Dean |
7 |
||
Forest Row |
-8 |
||
Framfield |
8 |
||
Frant Withyham |
-18 |
||
Hailsham Central and North |
45 |
||
Hailsham East |
1 |
||
Hailsham South and West |
12 |
||
Hartfield |
-11 |
||
Heathfield East |
-22 |
||
Heathfield North and Central |
10 |
||
Hellingly |
13 |
||
Herstmonceux |
-15 |
||
Horam |
-1 |
||
Langney |
15 |
||
Mayfield |
0 |
||
Ninfield and Hooe with Wartling |
3 |
||
Pevensey and Westham |
6 |
||
Polegate North |
14 |
||
Polegate South |
2 |
||
Rotherfield |
6 |
||
Uckfield Central |
10 |
||
Uckfield New Town |
-3 |
||
Uckfield North |
5 |
||
Uckfield Ridgewood |
5 |
||
Wadhurst |
7 |
||
Willingdon |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how East Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
6th
2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
9th
2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
16th
2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
21st
2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
88.6
79.1
How the total number of companies in East Sussex has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2017
7,318 formed
5,947 dissolved
2018
7,462 formed
6,254 dissolved
2019
7,706 formed
6,634 dissolved
2020
8,149 formed
5,499 dissolved
2021
7,675 formed
7,160 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.47% vs 2017
1.72% vs 2018
4.1% vs 2019
0.8% vs 2020